Navigate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈævɪɡˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈavɪɡˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈavɪɡˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈævɪɡˌeɪt/.

Examples

The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?
Who was navigating the ship during the accident?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pilot sail voyage

Parts of Speech

verb	travel on water propelled by wind or by other means “The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow”
verb	act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance “Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?”
verb	direct carefully and safely “He navigated his way to the altar”

Word Forms

voyage	noun	an act of traveling by water
voyager	noun	a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)
sail	noun	an ocean trip taken for pleasure
navigable	adjective	able to be sailed on or through safely
navigation	noun	ship traffic
navigator	noun	the ship's officer in charge of navigation
pilot	noun	a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
pilotage	noun	the occupation of a pilot
piloting	noun	the occupation of a pilot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

navigieren

Reisen auf dem Wasser, angetrieben durch Wind oder auf andere Weise

🇫🇷French

naviguer

voyager sur l'eau propulsée par le vent ou par d'autres moyens

🇪🇸Spanish

navegar por

viajar sobre agua propulsado por el viento o por otros medios

🇮🇹Italian

navigare

viaggiare sull'acqua spinta dal vento o con altri mezzi

🇳🇱Dutch

navigeren

reizen op water dat door de wind of op andere wijze wordt voortgestuwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

navegar

viajar na água impulsionada pelo vento ou por outros meios

🇷🇺Russian

перемещаться

путешествие по воде, приводимое в движение ветром или другими средствами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नेविगेट

हवा या अन्य साधनों से संचालित पानी पर यात्रा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নেভিগেট

বায়ু দ্বারা বা অন্য উপায়ে চালিত জলের উপর ভ্রমণ

🇮🇳Tamil

செல்லவும்

காற்றின் மூலமாகவோ அல்லது வேறு வழிகளிலோ செலுத்தப்படும் தண்ணீரில் பயணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నావిగేట్ చేయండి

గాలి ద్వారా లేదా ఇతర మార్గాల ద్వారా నడిచే నీటి మీద ప్రయాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

नेव्हिगेट

वाऱ्याने किंवा इतर मार्गाने चालणाऱ्या पाण्यावर प्रवास

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોધખોળ

પવન દ્વારા અથવા અન્ય માધ્યમથી ચાલતા પાણી પર મુસાફરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನ್ಯಾವಿಗೇಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ

ಗಾಳಿಯಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ವಿಧಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಚಲಿಸುವ ನೀರಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാവിഗേറ്റ് ചെയ്യുക

കാറ്റുകൊണ്ടോ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും മാർഗങ്ങളാലോ ചലിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വെള്ളത്തിലൂടെയുള്ള യാത്ര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੈਵੀਗੇਟ

ਹਵਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਤਰੀਕਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਚਲਦੇ ਪਾਣੀ 'ਤੇ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تشریف لے جائیں

ہوا یا دوسرے ذرائع سے پانی پر سفر کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

导航

由风或其他方式推动的水上旅行

🇯🇵Japanese

ナビゲートする

風またはその他の手段によって推進される水上を移動する

🇰🇷Korean

항해하다

바람이나 다른 수단으로 추진되는 물 위를 여행하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều hướng

di chuyển trên mặt nước được đẩy bằng gió hoặc bằng các phương tiện khác

🇹🇭Thai

นำทาง

การเดินทางบนน้ำที่ขับเคลื่อนด้วยลมหรือโดยวิธีอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menavigasi

perjalanan di atas air yang didorong oleh angin atau dengan cara lain

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-navigate

paglalakbay sa tubig na itinutulak ng hangin o sa iba pang paraan

🇲🇾Malay

mengemudi

perjalanan di atas air yang didorong oleh angin atau dengan cara lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنقل

السفر على الماء مدفوعة بالرياح أو بوسائل أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

حرکت کنید

سفر بر روی آبی که توسط باد یا وسایل دیگر حرکت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

gezinmek

rüzgar veya başka yollarla hareket ettirilen suda seyahat etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לנווט

לנסוע על מים המונעים ברוח או באמצעים אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'navigate' is 'travel on water propelled by wind or by other means'.

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